The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-12
Industrial, and Business Notes.

Nordyke & Marmon yesterday shipped a com
plete Touring mill to Richmond, Va.
The Eagle machine works have. within the
last thirty days, set up eight saw mills in this
State.
The six leading manufactures of portable
skid and traction engines are turning out $50 to
200 engines per annum costing from $9O0 to ST.
400 each.
The "Cn Spring Cart Company, OF this city,
yesterday shipped twelve of their wagons to
New York city. Last week they shipped q
dozen to Philadelphia.
The Atlas machine works last week shipped
six of their engines TO Pennsylvania They are
to be used in one of the large iron manufactures
now being built IN that State.
Within the last thirty days the In dianapolis
starch works have exported their production to
England. Australia, West Indies and Holland.
American starch is shut out OF Russia and Ger
many by the high tariff imposed
The Hominy mill men are in trouble. Under
the present rates they unable to get so
as to fill their contracts without loss. They are
seriously considering the question of shutting
down until the question of rates can be adjusted.
The seven leading florists of this city claim to
have SO 900 invested in grounds and buildings.
Their combined sales last year for home patrons
was $4,000. while $1,000 worth of floral
productions were shipped TO surrounding towns
and cities.
The ice season opens with nine firms in the
BUSINESS ana prospects Lndt Two OF tnTe6 more
will vet 90 into the trade. some OF the ice men
offering to furnish private residences at
thirty cents per 100 pounds and 1t is quite evil
dent that low prices will rule
j. O. D. Lilly & Sons report their sales of var
nish during the first three months of this year
80 per cent larger than the CORES ponding period
last year. This company furnishes the New Ha-
ven lCt Carriage Company and the Syracuse
IN. " Carriage Company with their coach var
nish.
Haugh Ketcham & Co. of this city, have been
awarded the contract to furnish the iron work
in the freproof hotel which is to be built at
Kansas City, the estimated cost of which is
$l1S.000. They have also secured contract to
do So, 600 worth of iron ork a bank
building going up at Omaha
In 1885 indianapolis ranked as the seventh of
the manufacturing points in the Union. One of
the Oldest manufacturers expresses the belief
that could inventory of the manufacture e
interests now be taken, so great has been the
increase of manufacturing during the last two
| years. Indianapolis would stand fifth
The ". B. Barry Saw and Supply Company
are working day and night. with increased force
| and facilities to meet the demand for their band
| and circular saws This house contemplares ex-
| tensiye additions to accommodate the manufact-
uling department and their immense supply
| trade. The Southern department. of this
! house. at Chattanooga, supplies the extrems
| Southern trade.
Indianapolis is gaining good deal of notoriety
as a horse market Buyers are here most oe the
| time from Boston. New York. Trenton and Phil
adelphia who want fine coach horses or road
sters, and Southern buyers are here who want
horses known as plugs. costing from $50 to $50
each Eastern buyers are disposed to pay good
prices for the class of horses they want. Las
year 10 carloads of horses shipped eas
from Indianapolis, and about forty carloads
south.
Operations were begun yesterday at most oil
the brick yards. The present outlook tha
So coo, 900 brick will be used at indianapolis this
season in building operations, the Union Depo
| and the " oodburn- Sarven wheel works bein.
the most important huildinge be erected
| There are about 5000 900 brick of last years
make left over, that it will require p. 900 00
new brick for home buildings. and even more i
several blocks which are under contemplation
| should be erected this season.